Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-28

cation will lead TO results profound
concerning all residents of Cook
county.
The facts are simple. Mr.. McGarri-
gle, being about to retire from Chicago
for term Of years naturally wished to
pay brief visit to his family. The
sheriff accordingly on Saturday even
ing last appeared at the county Jail
with buggy. in which he incarcer-
ated the boodler. Escape in the street
was impossible as the prisoner was Sc
curely guarded by big Sheriff Matson
and the horse. Reaching the house,
the sheriff conducted his prisoner
within, leaving the horse IN guard the
street. Having taken these ample
precautions Mr.. Mstson felt quite safe
in allowing McGarrigle to move freely
from room to room, greeting his FAM
lily and making arrangements neces-
sary for his absence. One Of these az
rangements was a bath, to which, of
course, the sheriff willingly assented.
Mr.. McGarrigle therefore passed into
the bed room adjoining the parlor
where the sheriff sat, and from the
bed room to the adjacent bath room.
The door between the parlor and bed
room was then very properly closed.
and Immediately the sheriff heard the
water running into the tub. He felt
entirely easy about his prisoner, as
Mrs. McGarrigle and the baby re-
mained on guard in the bed room,
while escape from the bath room win
dow was out of the question, both on
account of the water in the tub FORM
ing an impossible moat, and of the
height of the window above the
ground, some twelve feet. After a
reasonable time had elapsed, the vigi-
liant sheriff summoned his man. No
answer being returned, with great
presence of mind the officer Of the law
forced his way into the back room.
There was no person there. With tn.
utmost pronplness and professional
ssgscity the sheriff at once proceeded
to look under all the bedclothes in the
house, and then executed a vigorous
search in the pack yard. McGarrigle
had absolutely disappeared. Detec-
tives are now carefully visiting all the
beer saloons looking for him.
Two hypothesis have thus far been
advanced. One is that he walked out
of the back door, stepped into buggy
that was waiting, and is now far OF
his way to Canada. The other hold,
that he was kidnapped by accomplice:
who feared he might turn statS's evi'
dence.
We are satisfied that these are en-,
tirely baseless. In the first place, he
might have entered the bath room
Mrs. McGarrigle says he did, and hel
evidence is corroborated by the fac
that the sheriff heard the water run
ning. The body IL non-committal, b
Is true; but inasmuch as the infan
does not explicitly state that Mr.. Nc
Garrigle did not enter the bath room
we hold that its evidence is to be con
strued that he did.
He could not have left the bath
room by the door. Mrs. McGarrigle
and the baby were both vigilantly
watching that means Of exit, and
either of the two would have beer
amply sufficient to prevent his fligh'
or to summon the sheriff.
He could not have gone through tn,
bath room window. The tub was il
the way, and the window was was a
least twelve feet from the ground. NJ
sane man could have jumped from
this frightful elevation without bein.
crushed. And, to clineh the matter
the sheriff found the window closed.
Only one conclusion remains. Tn
contact of lake Michigan water on
body long unused to il produced
. frightful chemical reaction. The un
: fortunate man instantly dissolved, AM
ran out through the waste pipe of tn
bath tub. This is a startling conclu
sion but no other seems plausible
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